Alex Wilhelm

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67,402 appearances 274 recordings 1 series first heard Sep 2024 last heard 19 Aug

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This Week in Startups · Why does Gen Z hate AI? · 18 May 2026 podcast

So we were talking about this issue because we've been talking about it now for 18 months or so. matched

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And you said that people should go out there and start a company. matched

And I I thought that was a little bit tricky because not everyone has resources, access, never, blah blah blah, blah blah. matched

But I think the reason why I like that now is to me, it is the only way to escape the permanent underclass. matched

Because if you are a matched

worker for someone else, you're a cost center. matched

But if you own your own company of any size, you're at least in control of your own destiny. matched

So I don't know if that's the way to, you know, dramatic wealth as we consider it in technology circles. matched

But I think if you own your own company in whatever it is you do, at a minimum you have some buffer or bulwark against these layoffs we're seeing. matched

So I think I've come around to your thinking on that. matched

Why isn't someone right now talking about matched

removing obstacles and barriers and friction to making small companies more viable. matched

Like why haven't we talked more about healthcare affordability? matched

Why aren't we actually trying to support these people? matched

Because I agree with 98% of what you just said. matched

Call it that. matched

And I think that you're right, it is possible. matched

But if you have kids and you're a one income family and you need to quit your job to go do a thing, that's a big barrier. matched

I want to remove it. matched

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